§ 23. Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will compensate those local education authorities which are encountering financial hardship due to their involvement in providing off-the-job training for persons on Manpower Services Commission programmes.
§ Sir Keith JosephLocal authorities' net expenditure on such activities will count as part of their total expenditure for the purpose of calculating their entitlement to block grant. No additional assistance is envisaged.